Mountain Flight

Mountain Flight

A great experience of Mountain flight in Nepal !The most enchanting flight to Mt. Everest along with many other magnificent mountains has given many mountain lovers of the world to touch their wildest dreams from the untouched Himalayan hights of Nepal. The flights last for about an hours early in the morning and you will witness beauties of Himalayas including 8 world's highest mountain peaks out of 14 from a very close range. Your visit to Nepal simply cannot be considered complete until you see the ever melting beauty of the celestial Himalayas on board a mountain flight. As the aircraft lifts up and heads towards the east, passengers don’t have to wait too long to find out what is in store for them. There they are – the mountains, as they always have been.

First to their far left visitors see Gosaithan, also called Shisha Pangma, Standing at the majestic height of 8,013 m. Immediately to the right of Gosaithan, there appears Dorje Lakpa (6,966 m.), a mountain that looks like the number 8 lying down and covered with snow. To the right of Dorje Lakpa is Phurbi-Ghyachu, which looms over the Kathmandu Valley.

As theplane moves along, the mountains come closer and closer. Next on the vision is Choba-Bhamare, the smallest one of the lot at 5,933 m. but singularly stubborn as it has never been climbed. Then appears the mountain that is not only prominent in sight but also in spiritually – Gauri-Shankar. Lord Shiva and his consort Gauri are said to protect this mountain, at the proud height of 7,134 m. and the summit had a history of unsuccessful attempts till 1979.Gauri-Shankar is sharp and very conspicuous during the mountain flight.

As the plane moves towards the land of the rising sun, the eastern Himalaya a succession of glorious mountains follows. Melungtse, a Plateau – like mountain stretches up to 7,023 m., Chugimago at 6,297 m. is still a virgin, waiting to be climbed. At 6,956 m., Numbur Mountain resembles a breast, maternal source in the sky providing pure milk to the Sherpas of the Solu Khumbu. Next is Karyolung, an intensely white mountain that at 6,511 m. gleams with the rising sun. Cho-Oyu is the eighth highest mountain in the world. Reaching a height of 8,201 m, it appears stunningly beautiful from the aircraft.

Next on the menu is Gyanchungkang, at a majestic height of 7,952 m., considered an extremely difficult climb. To the right of Gyanchungkang is Pumori (7,161m.). As passengers get closer to Everest, there's Nuptse (7,855 m.), which means West Peak, signifying its direction from Everest. Finally, there’s Everest (8,848m.) itself, known as Sagarmatha by the Nepalese and Chomolungma by the Tibetans. Much has already been written about Everest, but to actually witness it face to face during a mountain flight is something else. Even while it looms therein front of the eyes, it remains and enigma, this highest spot on earth.